Diem Backed by U S Strikes at Viet Nam Chaos
Premier Ngo Dinh Diem renewed offensives against the Bien Xuyen private army and Bao Dai in Saigon. Four National army battalions stormed into Cho Lon as Gen Le Van Vien’s forces fell back. U.S. Gen J Lawton Collins voiced continued American backing for Diem. Bao Dai, at the French Riviera, was pressed to bow out but remained publicly uncertain as events unfolded.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Bao Dai
French Riviera
National Army
Cho Lon
Bien Xuyen
Binh Xuyen
Diem
le van Vien
Nhi Thien Duong
National Assembly
U.S
J. Lawton Collins
Eisenhower
Washington
Randolph Kidder
No Dal
South Viet Nam
Collins
United States
Malcolm MacDonal
Southeast Asia
Paul Ely
Edgar Faure
Paris
France
Tran van Do
Nguyen van Vy
Dalat
Radford Report Delayed To Tuesday
The White House said Adm. Arthur W. Radford will report to President Eisenhower tomorrow on his Formosa trip. Press Secretary Hagerty noted Radford may be joined by Walter Robertson. They recently met Chiang Kai-shek and other Nationalist officials to discuss Formosa cease-fire prospects amid political pushback.
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Washington
White House
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
Formosa
James C. Hagerty
Radford
Walter Robertson
Robertson
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa Strait
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
Burlington
Wis
Formosa Straits
Krowland
GOP
United States
Weather Outlook North Central and West Texas
North Central Texas sees partly cloudy skies this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with widely scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Temperatures steady. West Texas reports partly cloudy conditions with scattered thunderstorms through today and tonight then generally fair Tuesday with no significant temperature changes.
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Texas
West
Two Fugitives Are Shot Down In New York Shootout
State troopers killed Frank Talarico 44 of Utica and critically wounded Ralph Lashomb 29 of Potsdam after eight troopers opened fire near Hopkinton New York. Police said the trio fled into swampland after wounding a trooper. a fourth fugitive, Leon Caskinette 24, was captured. All four held on burglary or assault charges, escaped last Wednesday after Lashomb slugged a jailer.
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Hopkinton
N. Y
New York
Frank
the Hook) Talarico
Utica
Ralph Lashomb
Potsdam
Albany
Francis S. McGarvey
Lashomb
Patrick Brooks
Gabriels
Leon Caskinette
Raymondville
St. Lawrence County
Canton
Here
St. Lawrence Valley
Light Showers Tease West Texas Region
Spotty showers teased arid West Texas before dawn Monday with 16 inch rain at Wink and traces at Childress and Salt Flat. Moist Gulf air will bring more widely scattered thunderstorms through Tuesday, with no big rain expected. Temperatures at 5 30 a.m. ranged from 60 at Amarillo to 73 at Galveston. Sky was partly cloudy to cloudy.
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West
Texas
Wink
Childress
Salt
Weather Bureau
Gulf
Amarillo
Galveston
Principles Can Lick Commies Ike Declares
President Eisenhower told the U S Chamber of Commerce that by adhering to America’s guiding principles and pursuing expanded international trade the nation can defeat communism. He urged an enlightened trade policy and tariff concessions to spur freer world commerce while noting a future of widespread prosperity and growth.
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Washington
Eisenhower
America
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
United States
Constitution Hall
Lester L. Colbert
Chrysler Corp
Wade Service Is Set Today
Funeral services were held for Walter Eugene Wade 81 who died at 4 30 am yesterday at his daughter s home in Odessa He was a retired farmer and longtime Scurry County resident born December 2 1873 in Nacogdoches He was a Methodist and the Dunn Methodist Church officiated Burial followed at Dunn Cemetery under Bolger Funeral Home Survivors include his widow two daughters Mrs Bernice Brown and Mrs Lois Reid of Odessa one son Harold Wade of Snyder a sister Mrs L E Russell of Dunn a granddaughter Miss Carrol Reid of Odessa and a grandson Jimmy Reid of Odessa.
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Walter Eugene Wade
Bernice Brown
Odessa
Wade
Scurry County
Dunn
Nacogdoches
Methodist Church
H. W. Gaston
Snyderites Sweep VFW District 8 Offices in Meeting
Three Snyderites were elected to district offices of VFW District 8 at the district convention. Bill Butler became senior vice commander, Frank D Stephensson was re elected chaplain, and Eloise Devers was elected senior vice president of the auxiliary. Abilene chosen as encampment site. Al Oglesby elected district commander. Talmadge Dean and others also named. Auxiliary officers include Mrs. Yvonne Sadler and Mrs. Devers. Meeks urged veterans service projects nationwide. Convention began Saturday with entertainment and a dance.
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VFW
al Oglesby
Clayton M. Leach
Abilene
Talmadge Dean
Anson
We Et Fernehindies
Devers
Jay Fanna Abilene
Cordellia Norman
Brownwood
Pat White
Belle Burt
Anna Kenner
Irma Russell
Juston Morrow
Rotan
Kathleen Huse
E. C. Crews
Loraine Suggs
Florence Spiker
Curtis Perkins
Meeks
White Urges Drought Plan Reinstatement
Agriculture Commissioner John White calls for full and immediate reinstatement of all phases of the previous federal drought relief program. He urges state fiscal action, criticizes delays by Ezra Benson, and seeks lower disaster loan rates, 85 percent parity for grain sorghums, and a 1.5 million dollar state emergency fund. He frames drought relief as a shared state responsibility to avoid endless federal pleas.
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Austin
Agriculture
John White
White
U.S. Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
West Texas
Plains
Panhandle
Allan Shivers
Washington
Benson
Denver
Solons Urged To Get Busy
Acting Gov. Crawford Martin urged the Legislature to tackle unresolved issues now at a critical stage. He cited seven million dollars in old age assistance, insurance stock sales regulation, water conservation amendment, and the tax bill. A House resolution to probe Irving and Houston school troubles was introduced, seeking a committee to examine outside group influence on districts.
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Dave Cheavns
Austin
Crawford C. Martin
Appemee Stone
Martin
Senate
Allan Shivers
Ben Ramsey
Irving
Houston
Floyd Bradshaw
Weatherford
Bradshaw
National Education Assn
Texas
Rail and Phone Strikes Enter 50th Day in South
In Atlanta widespread rail and telephone strikes persisted into the 50th day with no settlement in sight. Negotiators planned to meet in Washington over the Louisville & Nashville Railroad walkout while Southern Bell telephone service to about 2,000 customers was disrupted by cable damage in the Atlanta area. Sparse damage was reported elsewhere after sporadic dynamitings and cable cuttings on Saturday.
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Atlanta
South
Washington
Louisville & Nashville
Southern Bell Telea
Four Claimed By West Texas Lakes
A large救 search for four drowning victims continued at West Texas lakes led by volunteers and several emergency agencies. Don Sumruld, 19, Ira High School graduate, died after diving for a hat. witnesses said he swam from a boat, attempted to retrieve the hat, and disappeared mid shore in Lake J. B. Thomas near the dam. Sumruld’s drowning occurred as teams from Webb Air Force Base, city and county police, sheriffs from nearby towns, fire departments, and the National Guard aided in the extensive drag operation with boats, spotlights, and floodlights across the lake. The incident followed additional drownings over the weekend, prompting a region-wide search as authorities identified Sumruld’s body location roughly 300 to 500 feet from shore.
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Don Sumruld
LaWayne Hulse
Lake
J. B. Thomas
West Texas
Sumruld
Ira High School
A. E. Sumruld
Ira
Snyder
Webb Air Force Base
Big Spring
Colorado
Sweetwater
Salvation Army
Lamesa
National Guard
Shivers Seeks Talks With Butler In National Unity Push
Washington reports say Texas Governor Allan Shivers plans to confer with National Democratic leader Paul Butler during a governors conference. Rumors of a meeting were sparked by Veterans of Foreign Wars official John McKelvey, who said Butler would be willing to meet. Rayburn and Johnson urged party loyalty for national interests amid a split with Shivers over 1952 electoral support.
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Washington
Texas
Allan Shivers
National Party
Paul Butler
Austin
Shivers
House
Sam Rayburn
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
White House
National Committee
Eisenhower
Stephen Mitchell
Butler
Rayburn
Johnson
John McKelvey
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lufkin
McKelvey
Adlai Stevenson
Ralph Yarborough
Texas State Society
Man
Finals Set for Miss Universe Beauty Contest
Finals in Texas will be held at Lake Whitney near Hillsboro on June 22 23. The winner advances to Long Beach California to compete for the world title.
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Hillsboro
Tex
Texas
Lake Whitney
Here
Long Beach
Calif
Dope Supply Seized in Texas Drug Raids Across Cities
Weekend operations in Houston Galveston San Antonio Laredo and Dallas led to 12 arrests in the Houston area and over 100 detentions across Texas. Authorities seized about 70 pounds of marijuana and 10 ounces of heroin valued around 200000. Julio Almarez identified as a major supplier faced arraignment on bond set at 10000.
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Houston-Galveston
San Antonio
Laredo
Dallas
Ernest M. Gentry
Federal Narcotics Bureau
Texas
T. H. Bromley
Julio Almarez
Almarez
Nuevo Laredo
Bromley
Most Teachers Who Walked Out Rehired in Irving
IRVING Texas. About 90 percent of Irving school teachers and other employees who walked off the job last March have been rehired, said school board chairman Russell Horn today.
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Irving, Tex.p
Irving School
Russell Horn
Judge Edgar Taylor Heads to Washington for Small Business Hearing
Judge Edgar Taylor will travel to Washington D C to attend a Senate small business subcommittee hearing on Senate Bill 16. The measure proposed by Senators Lyndon Johnson and Price Daniel would extend federal emergency loans to drought affected small businesses, mirroring existing farmer loan provisions. Also joining the trip is County Judge Milton Ramsey of Andrews.
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Edgar Taylor
Washington, D. C
Senate Committee On and Currency
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Price Daniel
Texas
Taylor
Washington
Milton Ramsey
Andrews
Big Four talks open in Vienna on Austria independence
In Vienna the United States Britain France and Soviet unions began talks aiming to end occupation of Austria and set terms for a free neutral state. Ambassadors Thompson Lyichev Wallinger and Lalouette chaired the session as deliberations were kept secret with progress briefed only in communiqués.
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Vienna
Austria
Europe
United States
Britain
France
Russia
U.S
Llewellyn E. Thompson Jr
West
U. S
Big Four
Ivan I Lyichev
Geoffrey Wallinger
Roger Lalouette
Moscow
V. M
Oan
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